J. Barlow
After a work byAfter a work by
Alonzo Chappel
American, 1828 - 1887
PublisherPublished by
Johnson, Fry & Co.
American
Date1863
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/8 x 5 3/8in. (18.7 x 13.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 7 3/4in. (26 x 19.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 7 3/4in. (26 x 19.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionFull-length portrait of aman seated in an armchair. He is wearing a coat, shirt, stock, breeches, hose, and shoes with shoe buckles. He holds a sheaf of papers in his right hand. Drapery, a table, and a paneled wall are in the background.
Object number1959.111.2
InscribedOn recto, lower center, printed in black ink, "[facsimile signature]"; lower margin, printed in black ink, "Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1863 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of N.Y."On verso, lower right, in pencil, "1959.111.2" / "66267"NotesSubject Note: The poet and diplomat Joel Barlow was born in Redding, Connecticut and attended Yale College. He was a member of the "Hartford Wits", served as an agent of the Scioto Land Company in Paris, consul to Algiers, and minister to the court of Napoleon.
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